Voters face competing tax measures

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Two tax measures on the Nov. 6 ballot are locked in an awkward, three-way battle with each other and anti-tax forces who hope the confusion over the dueling proposals will doom them both.

Proposition 30 is Gov. Jerry Brown's measure, which would raise the state sales tax a quarter cent and income taxes for those earning more than $250,000.

Proposition 38 is sponsored by civil rights attorney Molly Munger. Her measure would raise the personal income tax on all but the poorest Californians.

Both measures are being marketed as helping schools. The governor's, however, would also help balance the budget. New revenue generated by his proposal would flow to Sacramento and then to the schools, while the funds created by Munger's plan would flow directly to schools.

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